Tajikistan

Save the Children in Tajikistan hosted its Race for survival in Kurgan tube town at Khatlon oblast in Tajikistan on September 25, 2015. The marathon started at 16:00 in the evening and was opened by officials of the Kurgan-tube government. “Healthy children mean a healthy society” said Kosimova Soleha –Deputy of head of Kurgan–tube government. “Children are our future and we’ll always continue to do the best for all Tajik children.”

“Today is a big day for all Tajik children as we organize this marathon in one of the remote districts of Tajikistan,” said Mr. Sherali Rahmatulloevich, Chief of the Maternal and Child Health Department in Tajikistan. “The children are our future and we’ll always continue to do the best for all Tajik children.”

How better to spread important messages promoting the health of mothers and their children? In Lenin village in the Vakhsh district of Tajikistan, women and children gathered on the 29 August for a community celebration. Through fun and varied activities, key maternal and child health messages were spread among the community. The event mainly focused on the importance of breastfeeding, in particular exclusive breastfeeding of babies for 6 months, thus reinforcing the message of Tajikistan’s national breastfeeding campaign held between 1-10 August.

In Tajikistan child rights, health and education are inextricably linked to birth registration. Without a birth certificate children are often unable to claim their rights as outlined in both the Tajik constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Unregistered children might be unable to claim their rights to life saving health services such as vaccinations and may be unable to enter school. A recent Save the Children International survey found that 30% of children in surveyed districts of Tajikistan did not have a birth certificate.

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